Route History

Date of introduction
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
24.09.88
NS1+
4MR
4MR
3MR

HORNCHURCH St George's Hospital - Hornchurch - Emerson Park Stn - Ardleigh Green - Harold Wood Station - HAROLD HILL Gooshays Drive then am peak clockwise loop via Hilldene Avenue - Straight Road - Noak Hill Road - North Hill Drive HAROLD HILL Gooshays Drive pm peak anti clockwise loop via Noak Hill

MR21 Hornchurch stand

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29.09.90
GY41+
5midi
4midi
2midi

HORNCHURCH St George's Hospital - HAROLD HILL Gooshays Drive then am peak clockwise loop via Hilldene Avenue - Straight Road - Noak Hill Road - North Hill Drive HAROLD HILL Gooshays Drive pm peak anti clockwise loop via Noak Hill
Contract reassigned to County Bus operating from Grays (GY)

G930WGS

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03.10.94
GY41+
5midi
4midi
2midi

HORNCHURCH St George's Hospital,- - HAROLD HILL Gooshays Drive then Mon-Fri mid-day clockwise loop via Hilldene Avenue - Straight Road - Noak Hill Road - North Hill Drive HAROLD HILL Gooshays Drive
Loop working at Noak Hill now runs mid-day instead of just peaks

Taken from 1995 map drawn by Mike Harris
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K322CVX Hornchurch Town Centre

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28.09.96
GY
7DP
6DP
3DP

HORNCHURCH St George's Hospital - Gooshays Drive - Hilldene Avenue - Straight Road - Noak Hill Road - NOAK HILL Tees Drive
Loop working at Noak Hill withdrawn but extended daily from Harold hill to Noak Hill

29.09.01
GY41+
10DP
10DP
4DP

HORNCHURCH St George's Hospital - NOAK HILL Tees Drive
Contract renewal with increased PVR

2001 leaflet, click for map


22.08.04
GY41+
10Cadet
10Cadet
4Cadet

HORNCHURCH St George's Hospital - NOAK HILL Tees Drive
New emergency timetable introduced with reduced frequency due to the loss of stand at Suttons Lane and o.o.s extension to Elm Park - Rosewood Avenue.

30.09.06
GY41+
10Cadet
10Cadet
4Cadet
Contract renewal with
Arriva Southend

HORNCHURCH St George's Hospital - NOAK HILL Tees Drive
NEW CONTRACT

4502 DAF Wrightbus Cadet 10.2m at Hornchurch Town Centre

19.04.08
GY41+
10Cadet
10Cadet
4Cadet

HORNCHURCH St George's Hospital - NOAK HILL Tees Drive
The stand at St George's Hospital restored thus frequencies increased

3972 Hornchurch Town Centre

© Lawrence Living


01.10.11
GY41+
10Cadet
10Cadet
4Cadet

HORNCHURCH St George's Hospital - NOAK HILL Tees Drive
Contract extended for two years

6114 seen in Hornchurch working GY46 thus standing in for a single decker

13.04.13
GY41+
10Cadet
10Cadet
4Cadet
SDO Journey
NS
1dd
--
--

HORNCHURCH St George's Hospital - NOAK HILL Tees Drive
One double decker SDO journey introduced from Noak Hill to Hornchurch - but operated by East London (NS)

4007 Hornchurch

© Lawrence Living


28.09.13
RM141+
10SE
10SE
4SE
SDO Journey
RM132
1dd ex 252
--
--
Contract reassigned to East London (RM)

HORNCHURCH St George's Hospital - NOAK HILL Tees Drive
The schoolday double deck journey transferred to Rainham (RM)

36578

36578 Hornchurch

© Edward S

 


29.09.18
RM141+
10SE+
10SE
6SE
    2dd    

HORNCHURCH St George's Hospital   -   NOAK HILL Tees Drive
Contract extended for two years

15012 Harold Hill

© Paul A Weston


26.09.20
RM141+
12E
10E
6E

HORNCHURCH Mirimar Way  -   NOAK HILL Tees Drive
Contract renewal with double deckers

11036 loaned from WH shows off the digital blind

© Mark McWalter


06.02.21
RM141+
11E
11E
6E

HORNCHURCH Mirimar Way    -   NOAK HILL Tees Drive
New schedules. Mon-Fri reduced running time

11077 Hornchurch Town Centre

© Alf Hayes

Current Blind



256

Operating Garages

NS Romford
Crew changeover point ?

GY Grays
Crew changeover point HAROLD WOOD COMMUNITY CENTRE - crews exchange a ferry vehicle which is usually an ex London taxi

RM Rainham
Crew changeover point Hornchurch Town Centre - a ferry van used for driver changeovers

Live visual

 

 

 

© Ian Armstrong 2024
Date of edit   Wednesday, 21.06.23